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critical ['krɪtɪkəl]∎ at a critical time à un moment critique ou crucial;∎ he's in a critical condition or on the critical list il est dans un état critique;∎ the next few days will be critical les prochains jours seront décisifs∎ to be critical of sb/sth (person) se montrer ou être critique à l'égard de qn/qch; (report, article etc) être critique à l'égard de qn/qch;∎ he's very critical of others il critique beaucoup les autres, il est très critique vis-à-vis des autres;∎ to look at sth with a critical eye regarder qch d'un œil critique;∎ don't be so critical ne soyez pas si négatif(c) (analysis, edition) critique; (essay, study) critique, de critique; (from the critics) des critiques;∎ the play met with critical acclaim la pièce fut applaudie par la critique∎ the nuclear reactor went critical le réacteur a atteint le seuil critique►► Physics critical angle angle m critique;Physics critical mass masse f critique;Commerce & Technology critical path chemin m critique;Commerce & Technology critical path analysis analyse f du chemin critique;Commerce & Technology critical path method méthode f du chemin critique;Commerce & Technology critical path model modèle m du chemin critique;Physics critical temperature température f critique -
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critical [ˈkrɪtɪkəl]1. adjectiveb. ( = decisive) critiquec. [patient] dans un état critiqued. ( = censorious) critique (of sb/sth à l'égard de qn/qch)e. [study, writings, edition] critique2. compounds* * *['krɪtɪkl]adjective [point, condition, remark] critique; [stage] crucial; [moment] décisif/-ive; [acclaim] de la critiqueto be critical of somebody/something — critiquer quelqu'un/quelque chose
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1 ( crucial) [moment] décisif/-ive ; [point] critique ; [stage] crucial ; to be critical to être essentiel/-ielle pour assurer [future, success] ;3 ( disapproving) critique ; to be critical of sb/sth critiquer qn/qch ;4 ( analytical) [approach, angle, study, theory] critique ;5 ( of reviewers) [acclaim] de la critique ; the film was a critical success le film a été acclamé par les critiques ;6 ( discriminating) [reader, viewer] critique ; to take a critical look at sth examiner qch d'un œil critique ; -
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critical illness insurance assurance f longue maladie;critical path chemin m critique;critical path analysis analyse f du chemin critique;critical path method méthode f du chemin critique;critical path model modèle m du chemin critique -
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1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) critique2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) critique (envers)3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) critique -
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adj.décisif; critique; grave; crucial; névralgique; pf. dangereuxEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > critical
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Critical — Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
critical — UK US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/ adjective ► extremely important to the progress or success of something: critical to/for sth »Logistics and distribution are critical to an e commerce venture s success. »Critical decisions need to be taken. »We see this as a… … Financial and business terms
critical — 1 Critical, hypercritical, faultfinding, captious, caviling, carping, censorious are comparable when they mean exhibiting the spirit of one who detects and points out faults or defects. Critical, when applied to persons who judge and to their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
critical — [krit′i kəl] adj. 1. tending to find fault; censorious 2. characterized by careful analysis and judgment [a sound critical estimate of the problem] 3. of critics or criticism 4. of or forming a crisis or turning point; decisive 5. dangerous or… … English World dictionary
critical — 1580s, censorious, from CRITIC (Cf. critic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Meaning pertaining to criticism is from 1741; medical sense is from c.1600; meaning of the nature of a crisis is from 1640s; that of crucial is from 1841, from the decisive sense in L … Etymology dictionary
critical — I (crucial) adjective acute, anceps, chief, climacteric, climactic, commanding, considerable, deciding, decisive, determining, dubius, essential, eventful, exigent, far reaching, fateful, foremost, grave, imperative, important, imposing, key,… … Law dictionary
critical — [adj1] fault finding, detracting analytical, belittling, biting, calumniatory, captious, carping, caviling, cavillous, censorious, censuring, choleric, condemning, critic, cutting, cynical, demanding, demeaning, derogatory, diagnostic,… … New thesaurus
critical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements. 2) expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work. 3) having a decisive importance in the success or failure of something;… … English terms dictionary
critical — crit|i|cal W2S2 [ˈkrıtıkəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(criticizing)¦ 2¦(important)¦ 3¦(serious/worrying)¦ 4¦(ill)¦ 5 the critical list 6¦(making judgments)¦ 7¦(art/literature)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CRITICIZING)¦ if you are critical, you criticize s … Dictionary of contemporary English
critical — [[t]krɪ̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A critical time, factor, or situation is extremely important. The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign... Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city s pollution is its population...… … English dictionary
critical — adjective Date: 1547 1. a. of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture < a critical phase >: as (1) relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected; also… … New Collegiate Dictionary